Hand of the day

Freeroll fun!

iPoker - 100/200 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 264.81 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG+1: 85.62 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
MP: 162.21 BB (VPIP: 60.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 5)
MP+1: 177.05 BB (VPIP: 80.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 5)
CO: 83.21 BB (VPIP: 60.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
BTN: 96.4 BB (VPIP: 53.85, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
SB: 146.37 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 5)
Hero (BB): 68.59 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2♦ 2♥

UTG raises to 3 BB, UTG+1 calls 3 BB, fold, MP+1 calls 3 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 2.5 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (15 BB, 5 players) 2♠ 7♦ A♦
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG bets 7.5 BB, UTG+1 raises to 15 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 65.59 BB, fold, UTG+1 calls 50.59 BB

Turn: (153.69 BB, 2 players) 2♣

River: (153.69 BB, 2 players) Q♥

UTG+1 shows 3♦ J♦ (One Pair, Twos)
(Pre 49%, Flop 26%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 2♦ 2♥ (Four of a Kind, Twos)
(Pre 51%, Flop 74%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 153.69 BB

Normally, I would cap any trips pre-draw, but UTG is a very tight individual

Milked from the teat of a feral cow
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 6 players

CO: $3.04
Button: $0.69
SB: $9.90 (Hero)
BB: $2.07
UTG: $8.34
UTG+1: $3.05

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) Q♣:J♦:3♥:3♣:3♦: (6 players)
UTG raises to $0.20, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.15, BB calls $0.10

First Draw: ($0.60) (3 players)
Hero discards 2, BB discards 3, UTG discards 1,
3♥:3♣:3♦: || T♠:5♣:
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20, BB folds

Hero showed T♠:5♣:3♥:3♣:3♦:, three of a kind, Threes
UTG showed 2♥:2♦:9♠:3♠:2♣:, three of a kind, Deuces
Hero won $0.96
(Rake: $0.04)

Just got a Royal Flush on the turn in my Courchevel tournament, but my opponent folded so... no Hand of the Day.

Have a caribou baby instead:

It's OK to post it because he folded.
The baby caribou is such a dear...

VS

Nothing could be funner than to win with runner runner

I had quite a time choosing the hand of the day.
This is the other candidate

In PLO it is rare to be AIPF for 100 BB, but MP and CO -- by misclick or design -- are both all in pre-flop without seeing their cards!.
On this site the no-look all-in is normally done only to complete a daily mission, and usually only done for 10BB. So I'm facing two all-ins holding a rather powerful hand.

Ah, what the heck!

...and the royal got even fully payed! ♠_o:♠_o:♠_o:

Well he had the edge OTF due to suits...

Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars No Limit Omaha Hi/Lo t125/t250 ante t30 - 6 players

CO: t1,859
Button: t2,679
SB: t5,568
BB: t6,179
UTG: t2,768
UTG+1: t6,947 (Hero)

Preflop: (t555) Hero is UTG+1 with 2♣:9♦:A♣:9♠: (6 players)
UTG folds, Hero raises to t550, CO raises to t1829 and is all-in, 3 folds, Hero calls t1279

Flop: (t4,213) 8♥:3♠:Q♠: (2 players)

Turn: (t4,213) 4♥: (2 players)

River: (t4,213) A♦: (2 players)

CO showed A♠:2♠:9♣:9♥:, and won (2106) with HI: a pair of Aces; LO: 8,4,3,2,A
Hero showed 2♣:9♦:A♣:9♠:, and won (2107) with HI: a pair of Aces; LO: 8,4,3,2,A
CO won t2106
Hero won t2107

Love this call from the SB.

Those 95% getting crushed OTR ♦

Courchevel hands are a pain to convert, but luckily this one was streamed on Vorpal's stream, so just click here to view it.*

Notice the situation on the turn. I actually had a bad feeling about his hand (AA was definitely a possibility), but the low draw as backup convinced me to go for it. Then it turned out that where we're going, we don't need lows...

*You can even catch a glimpse of fellow Pokerstrategist UPAY4DINNER putting the pressure on our streamer. Who will win this epic battle?

P.S.: But wait, there's more... (featuring some 2-7 TD this time)

Re: Two to the nuts... The Ride of the Valkyries is playing in the background -- how appropriate!

It's the bubble of a $1 36-man super-KO. I openfold A7o, foreseeing that I'll be most likely placed 6th (ITM) due to not being the shortest stack when put all-in by the ante in the next hand, unless the shortest stack wins the main pot.

BTN makes a huge ICM mistake by stacking off in the presence of 2 ultra-shorties when BB is covering by a large margin and eligible for the bounty, but BTN manages to double up - 'the wrong guy wins', as Mr Moshman likes to say.

Also, SB should have called with any two because, after folding, they ended up having fewer chips than me and thus very likely to bubble, but they probably don't know such intricacies because they haven't played nearly as much Blast and Spin & Go Max as me

PokerStars - 200/400 Ante 60 NL (7 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 2,320
SB: 285
BB: 4,995
UTG: 2,923
Hero (UTG+1): 114
MP: 4,988
CO: 2,375

7 players post ante of 60, SB posts SB 200, BB posts BB 400

Pre Flop: (pot: 1,020) Hero has 7♠ A♥

fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2,260 and is all-in, fold, BB calls 1,860

Now, in the follow-up hand, the shortest stack and myself are put all-in by the antes. Guess what the shortie is dealt preflop and on the flop at this critical moment

PokerStars - 200/400 Ante 60 NL (7 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 5,140
BTN: 25
SB: 2,675
BB: 2,863
Hero (UTG): 54
UTG+1: 4,928
MP: 2,315

5 players post ante of 60, BTN posts ante 25 and is all-in, Hero posts ante 54 and is all-in, SB posts SB 200, BB posts BB 400

Pre Flop: (pot: 979) Hero has 5♥ T♥

UTG+1 calls 400, fold, CO raises to 5,080 and is all-in, SB calls 2,415 and is all-in, fold, UTG+1 calls 4,468 and is all-in

I've thrown away a 7, which reduces villains chance of having a 7-lo
btw, this is that hand that Harrier linked to in his Hand-of-the-Day post
Moooooooooooraaawwwr.
PokerStars Limit Triple Draw ($6.69+$0.81) t800/t1600 - 6 players

CO: t30,400
Button: t12,905
SB: t21,050
BB: t26,545
UTG: t15,910 (Hero)
UTG+1: t16,190

Dealing Hands: (t1,200) 2♠:7♣:7♦:5♠:T♥: (6 players)
Hero raises to t1600, 4 folds, BB calls t800

First Draw: (t3,600) (2 players)
BB discards 2, Hero discards 2,
2♠:7♣:5♠: || J♣:5♦:
BB bets t800, Hero calls t800

Second Draw: (t5,200) (2 players)
BB discards 1, Hero discards 2,
2♠:7♣:5♠: || 3♦:4♠:
BB bets t1600, Hero raises to t3200, BB raises to t4800, Hero raises to t6400, BB calls t1600

Third Draw: (t18,000) (2 players)
BB stands, Hero stands,
2♠:7♣:5♠:3♦:4♠:
BB checks, Hero bets t1600, BB calls t1600

BB mucked 2♣:6♥:4♦:8♣:3♣:, Lo: 8,6,4,3,2
Hero showed 2♠:7♣:3♦:5♠:4♠:, Lo: 7,5,4,3,2
Hero won t21200

At 2nd draw, as far as I know there are 16 two-card combos that will give me the nuts instantly.
I have seen 7 cards, leaving 45 unknowns. There are 990 two-card combos in 45 cards, so my chances of drawing the 3,4 are 0.016 (1.6%) or roughly 61:1 against.

Even so, any two of 6,4,3 give me a hand that beats his, and there are 66 combos of 2 cards taken from 12, less the 18 combos that are pairs, and that leaves 48 combos out of 990 that I could have draw to beat him. That is roughly 5% or 20:1 against.

It is actually even tougher that that, though because villain also holds a 6, a 4 and a 3 -- all blockers to outs that I need.

Pretty much a miracle hand.

Lucky 'Dugi

It's been a while since I've laid such a massive suckout at the Badugi tables, not to mention a final table:

But wait until you see what happened during the HU phase. When my opponent stood pat on the 2nd draw, I was thinking long and hard whether I should just hope that my T will be good enough, or draw one on the faint hope that I could improve (not many outs). I was sure glad I picked the latter.

After all of that, it would have been a crime not to ship this tourney, right?

Certainly no Glory but you gotta admire the guts!
Converting hands till the cows come home
PokerStars No Limit 5 Card Draw ($1.44+$1.50) t20/t40 ante t10 - 6 players

CO: t3,150
Button: t3,102 (Hero)
SB: t6,001
BB: t3,179
UTG: t3,160
UTG+1: t4,134

Dealing Hands: (t120) 7♦:Q♦:6♦:A♦:T♦: (6 players)
UTG calls t40, UTG+1 folds, CO raises to t160, Hero calls t160, 3 folds

First Draw: (t480) (2 players)
CO stands, Hero stands,
7♦:Q♦:6♦:A♦:T♦:
CO bets t240, Hero raises to t2932 and is all-in, CO calls t2692

CO showed Q♠:A♣:8♣:9♣:7♥:, high card Ace
Hero showed 7♦:Q♦:6♦:A♦:T♦:, a flush, Ace high
Hero won t6344

"Snowing" is a term used in lowball games when a player stands pat without a low hand.
It may be used in other contexts as well. In Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, to avoid snowing too much, I only ever snow when I pair my top card. That is rare enough that it tends to prevent me overdoing this tactic. I break discipline here because I paired the 7 so I have blockers to the nuts

Converted by the cows of Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars Limit Triple Draw ($6.69+$0.81) t800/t1600 - 4 players

Button: t5,755
SB: t12,050
BB: t7,880 (Hero)
UTG: t20,560

Dealing Hands: (t1,200) J♣:7♥:3♣:8♣:6♦: (4 players)
2 folds, SB raises to t1600, Hero calls t800

First Draw: (t3,200) (2 players)
SB discards 2, Hero discards 1,
7♥:3♣:8♣:6♦: || K♥:
SB checks, Hero checks

Second Draw: (t3,200) (2 players)
SB discards 1, Hero discards 1,
7♥:3♣:8♣:6♦: || 7♣:
SB checks, Hero bets t1600, SB calls t1600

Third Draw: (t6,400) (2 players)
SB discards 1, Hero stands,
7♥:3♣:8♣:6♦:7♣:
SB checks, Hero bets t1600, SB folds

Hero collected t6400

In 2-7 games, a player needs a 7 AND a deuce to make the nuts -- or even 2nd, third or 4th nuts. I have two sevens, so the nut potential for other players is reduced. Also we're already ITM, so SB doesn't want to needlessly spew chips.

In Stud a full house is quite rare, and I'm certain he doesn't have quads since the the J♠: is showing.
On 6th street, I worry about a flush a bit. but he hit his one out.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

SB: $50 (100 bb)
BB: $62.57 (125.1 bb)
UTG: $31.20 (62.4 bb)
MP: $51.25 (102.5 bb)
Hero (CO): $56.88 (113.8 bb)
BTN: $73.86 (147.7 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q♠: A♠:
UTG folds, MP raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4.50, BTN calls $4.50, 3 folds

Flop: ($11.25) 8♠: 6♠: J♣: (2 players)
Hero bets $6.41, BTN calls $6.41

Turn: ($24.07) A♣: (2 players)
Hero bets $17.50, BTN calls $17.50

River: ($59.07) 7♠: (2 players)
Hero bets $28.47, BTN calls $28.47

Results:

This was funny.

what do you think about this play ?

Hi maxm0use,
Welcome to PokerStrategy.com!

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For discussing hands we use Hand discussions for No Limit

Before posting there, have a look at https://www.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?threadid=267242 which explains how the hand discussion boards work.

Veteran players will then be happy to review your hand for you.

This is an interesting hand, and I look forward to seeing it there...

All the best,
VS